Cab Calloway

The Blues Brothers -- After the release of Jake Blues (John Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) go to visit the orphanage where they were released by nuns. They learned that the church stopped its support and will sell the place unless the tax on the property is paid with 11 days. The brothers decide to raise the money by putting their blues band back together and staging a big gig. They may be on a 'mission from God' but they're making enemies everywhere they go. Featuring performances by some of blues finest, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and co-starring John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Henry Gibson and Steve Lawrence.

After the release of Jake Blues (John Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) go to visit the orphanage where they were released by nuns. They learned that the church stopped its support and will sell the place unless the tax on the property is paid with 11 days. The brothers decide to raise the money by putting their blues band back together and staging a big gig. They may be on a "mission from God" but they're making enemies everywhere they go. Featuring performances by some of blues finest, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and co-starring John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Henry Gibson and Steve Lawrence.

After the release of Jake Blues (John Belushi) from prison, he and brother Elwood (Dan Aykroyd) go to visit the orphanage where they were released by nuns. They learned that the church stopped its support and will sell the place unless the tax on the property is paid with 11 days. The brothers decide to raise the money by putting their blues band back together and staging a big gig. They may be on a "mission from God" but they're making enemies everywhere they go. Featuring performances by some of blues finest, James Brown, Cab Calloway, Ray Charles, Aretha Franklin and co-starring John Candy, Carrie Fisher, Henry Gibson and Steve Lawrence.

John Belushi and Dan Aykroyd are two brothers with a rockin' blues band and a "mission from God" to save the orphanage where they grew up in one of the greatest comedies of all time.

Oscar-nominees and Golden Globe-winners Steve McQueen ("Bullit," "The Great Escape") and Ann-Margret ("Grumpy Old Men") and Oscar-honoree Edward G. Robinson ("Double Indemnity," "Little Caesar") star in this suspenseful drama about a brash new poker player who takes on a hardcore veteran in a high stakes game in New Orleans. Co-starring Oscar-winner Karl Malden ("Streetcar Named Desire," "On the Waterfront"), Oscar-nominee and Emmy-winner Rip Torn ("The Larry Sanders Show," "Men in Black"), and Oscar-nominees Joan Blondell ("Grease") and Tuesday Weld ("Looking for Mr. Goodbar"). Blondell received a Golden Globe nomination for her performance. Directed by Academy Award-winner Norman Jewison ("Moonstruck").

An up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time master of the game.

This heartfelt biopic of composer W.C. Handy features some of the best musical talent of the 1950s, including Nat King Cole, who stars as the devout musician driven to write blues and jazz despite the disapproval of his father, Rev. Charles Handy (Juano Hernandez). Although torn between his childhood sweetheart (Ruby Dee) and a sultry singer (Eartha Kitt) -- and tormented by his father's continued condemnation -- Will composes dozens of classics.

Cab Calloway plays himself as a man torn between two lovers: his sexy girlfriend Millie (LeGon) and his manager Nettie (James). When Nettie gets Cab a great new job at the Brass Hat Club, Millie becomes insanely jealous from all the new attention Cab gives Nellie. Millie hires gangster Boss Mason (Wiltshire) to kill Cab, who is only too happy to due so as he owns a rival club. At the last minute, Nellie changes her mind and stops the bullet meant for Cab. Who will Cab choose in the end? Filled with numerous first rate songs by Cab Calloway and his orchestra, and featuring an all black cast.

Cab Calloway plays himself as a man torn between two lovers: his sexy girlfriend Millie (LeGon) and his manager Nettie (James). When Nettie gets Cab a great new job at the Brass Hat Club, Millie becomes insanely jealous from all the new attention Cab gives Nellie. Millie hires gangster Boss Mason (Wiltshire) to kill Cab, who is only too happy to due so as he owns a rival club. At the last minute, Nellie changes her mind and stops the bullet meant for Cab. Who will Cab choose in the end? Filled with numerous first rate songs by Cab Calloway and his orchestra, and featuring an all black cast.

Bandleader, Cab Calloway is tiring of his sexy girlfriend Minnie, who in turn is jealous of Cab's manager Nettie. When Nettie gets Cab a job at the Brass Hat Club, Minnie retaliates for his imagined infidelity by setting gangster Boss Mason, owner of a rival club, against him.

Eighteen years after the Brothers' original 'mission from God', Elwood Blues (Dan Aykroyd) is getting out of prison and discovering that much has changed in the time he's been away. His partner, Jake, is gone, his band is no longer together and the orphanage where he grew up has been demolished. Elwood soon realizes that he must embark on a whole new mission - to reassemble the old band, this time with the help of a soulful bartender (John Goodman), compete at Queen Moussette's (Erykah Badu) Battle of the Bands and set a wayward orphan named Buster on the path to redemption. In the midst of the mayhem, he's got to prove to the police that there's magic in the music...and a mysterious method behind the Blues Brothers' madness. Special appearances by B.B. King, Aretha Franklin, James Brown, Johnny Lang, Blues Traveler, Eric Claption and many more. It's an action-packed comedy with lots of Rhythm and Blues.